Central African Republic: Medecins Sans Frontieres reported that one of their drivers was killed in an ambush on their convoy. (Reuters)

Somalia: Security forces arrested five Al-Shabaab militants in a National Intelligence and Security Agency operation in Mogadishu. (Xinhua)

Somalia: Shabaab jihadists have confirmed the death of commander Mohamed Mohamud, who was suspected of organizing the 2015 attack on Kenya’s Garissa University that left 148 people. (AFP)

AMERICAS

Brazil: Prosecutors made a formal allegation of tax evasion and money laundering against former tourism minister Henrique Alves. (BBC)

Mexico: Teachers from the National Coordinator of Education Workers blocked a dozen roads through the night in the state of Oaxaca, demanding the release of detained teachers and protesting against education reform. (EFE)

Venezuela: A facility belonging to one of the country’s largest food companies was seized by an unknown armed group. (EFE)

ASIA

Afghanistan: Eight Taliban militants, including a commander, were killed in a drone strike in Kunduz province. (Xinhua)

Indonesia: Officials reported that 31 people have been killed and at least 19 are missing due to flash flooding and landslides in Java. (AFP)

Philippines: Two US aircraft carriers began conducting air defense drills, sea surveillance, and long range strike exercises in the Philippine Sea. (AFP)

South Korea: The country’s intelligence agency reported that the Islamic State has designated US Air Force installations and South Korean citizens as targets for attacks. (Yonhap)

EUROPE

Italy: Polls opened at 07:00 am local time in the second round of elections; observers predict that voters will elect Virginia Raggi as the first female mayor of Rome. (AFP)

Ukraine: Government forces shelled the Sakhanka settlement in the south of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), as well as suburbs of Donetsk and Gorlovka, the self-proclaimed republic’s defense ministry said. (Tass)

United Kingdom: Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Prime Minister Cameron praised recently murdered parliamentarian Jo Cox, and called on voters to move to “remain” in the EU. (BBC)

MIDDLE EAST

Iran: Boeing is negotiating a deal to sell 100 airplanes to Iran, a sale potentially worth billions that would mark the first major entry of an American company into the Islamic Republic after last year’s nuclear deal. (AP)

Syria: Russia and the United States held a videoconference in which the two countries agreed on the need to improve coordination while conducting military operations in the country. (Reuters)

Syria: At least eight refugees, including four children, were killed by Turkish border guards as they attempted to enter the country. (AP)

TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS

Technology: Hackers diverted more than $50 million in digital currency from an experimental fund meant to demonstrate that such money is safe for use. (AFP)